| ID | 718 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | SP8933 |
| Project type | Metal detector |
| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Site | Bow Brickhill |
| Site Name | Fenny Stratford Bypass |
| Site Type | Rural |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Animal |
| Name | Ram |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Is an attribute of | Mercury |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised 1 |
| Photo | No |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 32.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Babelon and Blanchet 1895, 484 no 1185 |
| References | Frere 1991, 258, fig 19; Farley 1990, 148; Henig 1995c, 53-5, fig. 21 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | 2 purses suspended over the back. Solder on base suggests it was part of a group, possibly with Mercury. Unusual fleece depicted by stamped rings. See Henig for more. |
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